Description
These Meringue Ghosts are a delightful and spooky treat perfect for Halloween or any festive occasion. Light, crispy, and sweet, they are made from whipped egg whites and caster sugar, baked low and slow to achieve the perfect crisp texture. Decorated with black food coloring to create ghostly faces, they are both fun to make and enjoy.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 120 g caster (super fine) sugar
- 2 medium egg whites, at room temperature
- black food colouring gel or paste for the eyes and mouth
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 100°C (212°F, Gas Mark 1/2). Line a large baking sheet with non-stick baking parchment to prevent the meringues from sticking.
- Whisk Egg Whites: In a spotless bowl, whisk the egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. This ensures your meringue will have the right texture.
- Add Sugar Gradually: Gradually add the caster sugar, a spoonful at a time, while continuously whisking until the mixture becomes shiny and forms stiff peaks.
- Pipe the Ghosts: Spoon the meringue into a piping bag fitted with a 1 cm round nozzle. Pipe ghost shapes onto the lined baking sheet until all the meringue is used up.
- Bake Meringues: Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for about 1 hour or until the meringues are crisp and can be easily lifted from the parchment.
- Cool in Oven: Turn off the oven and leave the meringue ghosts inside for a few hours or overnight to cool completely and dry out for the perfect crunch.
- Decorate Faces: Once the meringues are completely cool, use a black food colouring pen or a small paintbrush with black food colouring paste to draw eyes and mouths on the ghosts. Let the decorations set before serving.
Notes
- Ensure the mixing bowl is completely spotless and free from grease to allow the egg whites to whisk properly.
- You can decorate using either a black icing pen or a paintbrush dipped in black food colouring paste for detailed ghost faces.
- Room temperature egg whites whisk better and create more volume, improving the meringue texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ghost
- Calories: 20 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
